Let’s get Maduro out of there, says US Secretary of State on visit to Roraima | Roraima

Pompeo said the United States wants to “represent the people of Venezuela” and that the country’s mission is “to ensure that Venezuela has a democracy.” “We must not forget that he is destroying his own country and he is also a drug trafficker. He is impacting the life of the United States. But we are going to get him out of there.”

• ANALYSIS: Strategic visit from Pompeo to Roraima

According to the US embassy in Brazil, the meeting should discuss Venezuelan immigration in the country.

From Brazil, Pompeo heads to Bogotá to meet with President Iván Duque. With this meeting, you will have visited all the countries that border Venezuela.

Pompeo’s visit was part of an agenda with meetings of Latin American leaders. This Thursday (17), Pompeo visited Georgetown, the capital of Guyana, where he met with President Irfaan Ali and the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, Irwin LaRocque; and Paramaribo, capital of Suriname, where he met with President Chan Santokhi.

Only in Brazil will the secretary not have met with the head of state, Jair Bolsonaro (without a party).

On March 26, the United States Department of Justice filed criminal charges against Maduro and other Venezuelan officials. In April, President Donald Trump announced the dispatch of Navy ships to Venezuela to strengthen anti-drug operations in the Caribbean.

Maia criticizes Pompeo’s visit

The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia, criticized Mike Pompeo’s visit to Roraima 46 days before the US presidential elections. He said the behavior is not “in line with good international diplomatic practice and contrary to traditions of autonomy.”

“As president of the Chamber of Deputies, I see myself in the obligation to reiterate the provisions of Article 4 of the Federal Constitution, which lists the principles by which Brazil should guide its international relations,” he said.

Referring to Pompeo’s threats to Maduro, Maia affirmed that it is necessary to emphasize the principles of national independence, self-determination of the peoples, non-intervention and defense of peace.

“Patron of Brazilian diplomacy, the Baron of Rio Branco left us a legacy of stability in our borders and peaceful and respectful coexistence with our neighbors in South America,” he said in the letter.

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